Roy Jack Bonilla, 44, of San Diego died about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at UCSD Medical Center, about an hour after he was found suffering from a stab wound to his chest near the 3400 block of Newton Avenue, San Diego Police Lt. Todd Griffin said. Witnesses led police to where Bonilla was found at a transient camp underneath a raised stretch of state Route 15.

The suspect, 28-year-old George Luis Gomez-Gama, was booked on suspicion of first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon and preventing a victim or witness from reporting a crime, jail records show.

Witnesses and bystanders helped lead police to a nearby park and helped identify Gomez-Gama as the suspect, Griffin said.

Police have not disclosed a suspected motive for the slaying.

—City News Service

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